Riverbend Fall Classic
Four lit baseball diamonds inside a bend of a river at dusk, ringed by autumn trees (a render of the fictional park)

Riverbend Fall Classic

12U & 14U baseball
November 7–8 · Riverbend Park, Millbrook

Register a team — $495

Sixteen teams, four lit fields inside a bend of the river, one November weekend. Everybody plays Sunday.

Three pool games each on Saturday seed all eight teams per age group into Sunday's bracket, and the bracket updates from the field the minute a game ends. Coaches register, pay and find their next game from a phone.

Two boys in old wool uniforms, one batting and one catching, against a brick wall

Boys playing baseball, 1923. Library of Congress. The game hasn't changed much; the paperwork can.

How the weekend runs

View from behind home plate down a chalked baseline toward autumn trees at dusk (render)

By October 30Register online: team details, the $495 entry by card, and a receipt in the coach's inbox before they've closed the tab. Sixteen spots, fourteen already paid.

A sandlot baseball game on open ground at the edge of a small town, 1940s

Saturday, November 7Three pool games for every team, 90 minutes each, first pitch at 8:00. Standings update after every final, tiebreakers worked out for you.

A youth pitcher in a red jersey throwing to a catcher on a grass field

Sunday, November 8All eight teams in each age group play on, seeded into a single-elimination bracket. Semifinals at 12:30, championships at 3:00 under the lights.

Four fields on the bend

Riverbend Park
at dusk

Top-down view of four diamonds around a central plaza (render)
Behind home plate on Field 1 (render)
Boys playing baseball on a lawn before a large building, 19th-century stereograph

The complex is invented and rendered in Blender for this demo. The last picture is a 19th-century stereograph from The Getty.

Map of the four fields around the HQ tent Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 HQ

Find your team

Pick a team to see its next game, its field and when to be there.

  • Pool A all Saturday. Sunday quarterfinals at 8:00 and 10:00, the live semifinal at 12:30 and the 12U final at 3:00.

  • Pool B all Saturday. Sunday quarterfinals and the second 12U semifinal at 12:30.

  • Pool C all Saturday. Batting cages sit behind the outfield fence. The 14U final is here at 3:00.

  • Pool D all Saturday, then 14U quarterfinals and a semifinal on Sunday.

  • Check in here 45 minutes before your first game. Concessions open 7:00 until the last out.

What it costs

Entry

Team entry$495

Three pool games guaranteed, a bracket game Sunday, umpires and game balls.

Roster changesFree

Swap players until check-in on Saturday morning.

At the gate

Spectators, per day$5

Kids 12 and under free.

Players and coachesFree

Wristbands at check-in.

ParkingFree

The lot east of the complex, 120 spaces.

Awards

ChampionsRings

For every player on the 12U and 14U winning teams.

Runners-upMedals

Presented on the field after each final.

Before you drive

Riverbend Park Complex, River Road, Millbrook

Check in at the HQ tent 45 minutes before your first game

Saturday 8:00 to 7:30 · Sunday 8:00 to 5:00

What happens if it rains?

Games pause for lightning within eight miles and restart 30 minutes after the last strike. Delays post on the bracket page and go by text to every head coach.

How old can players be?

12U: born in 2014 or later. 14U: born in 2012 or later. Bring birth-year proof to check-in.

Can we change our roster?

Yes, free, until you check in on Saturday. Rosters run 9 to 15 players.

Do you refund entry fees?

In full until October 30. If weather cancels the event, you get a credit toward next fall.

Where do we warm up?

Batting cages behind Field 3 and the grass along the river. Book a 20-minute cage slot at check-in.

Register a team Field map and game times
A youth pitcher mid-throw on a grass field